Live from Maple Grove - NHRA DIV 1 LUCAS OIL SERIES #2

[CMcAllister]

Some of these whipper snappers coming out of Jrs into big cars with 7 or 8 years of experience do a pretty good job of cleaning the clocks of the old dudes sometimes. So there must be some benefit to coming up through that program vs. getting started at 16 or 17.

[Cglrcng]

Lol Keith, you only got 12.5 hrs sleep and were awakened at 9:30 AM, with a "Get off my lawn attitude?"

Remind me not to pit next to you please. Lmao, take a break, grab a cup of coffee brother, waking up in the pits by any growling engine (big or small), is living the dream life, and I am loving it! I only wish the tracks were open to run a lot more weekends like the old days! So, I could enjoy more racing these days golden older days!

If I wasn't already the last to bed, and the first one up, I would ask somebody to wake me up, so I can prepare for the early lane calls fully! Missing any lane call is my number 1 nightmare scenario..
I will sleep when no longer living.

If you sit out as long as I did raising a family, racing is everything, sleeping can be done between race days and weekends! Big or small, fire in the holes is sweet music to my ears today!

[Bobby Fazio]

Could be worse. A S/C dragster who took half my pit spot (no big deal I travel light) fired his dragster up around 2am on Friday night. That's tough when running Stock at 8:30am. 8.50 index was cool to watch with tight racing all the way down track. Stock had 117 of some of the nicest cars I've ever seen and Super Stock had 81. Congrats to Cliff Hynson in Stk and Bill Kennedy in SS. Man I was really hoping for the heads-up final with Lynda Preiser, two classic Mustangs going at it. When's the last time that happened?

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

Could be worse. A S/C dragster who took half my pit spot (no big deal I travel light) fired his dragster up around 2am on Friday night. That's tough when running Stock at 8:30am.

Bobby, you're a better man than me. I would've been out there "discussing" that move.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Cglrcng

Lol Keith, you only got 12.5 hrs sleep and were awakened at 9:30 AM, with a "Get off my lawn attitude?"

Remind me not to pit next to you please. Lmao, take a break, grab a cup of coffee brother, waking up in the pits by any growling engine (big or small), is living the dream life, and I am loving it! I only wish the tracks were open to run a lot more weekends like the old days! So, I could enjoy more racing these days golden older days!

If I wasn't already the last to bed, and the first one up, I would ask somebody to wake me up, so I can prepare for the early lane calls fully! Missing any lane call is my number 1 nightmare scenario..
I will sleep when no longer living.

If you sit out as long as I did raising a family, racing is everything, sleeping can be done between race days and weekends! Big or small, fire in the holes is sweet music to my ears today!

Either I wrote it wrong or you read it wrong. What racer is still in bed at 9:30 AM? I was awake at six like every day well before the Jrs fire up
And by the way, I’m glad you won’t park next to me. Probably one of those guys with a cement mixer for a generator that runs all night.!!!! OK I’m done bitching for now.
Lmao

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

Bobby, you're a better man than me. I would've been out there "discussing" that move.

Generally I am a man of etiquette, but sometimes you need to remember that you chose to sleep in the pit area of a racetrack. If there was a thrash session and they needed to check the repair, that's fair game. IMO, of course.

[1320racer]

Agree. surely the guy had just done that all night.

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

Generally I am a man of etiquette, but sometimes you need to remember that you chose to sleep in the pit area of a racetrack. If there was a thrash session and they needed to check the repair, that's fair game. IMO, of course.

True, I see your point. I've never been on either side of that situation, but if I had to check something, I'd pull it somewhere as far as I could away from people. It would be loud, but it would be better than it being right next to someone. You could give someone a heart attack! lol
Imagine being awakened by a race engine right next to you?

[CMcAllister]

Ah, the good old days of the 5AM warm up, complete with setting the brake, and matting it for 5 or 10 seconds to get some heat in the trans.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

Generally I am a man of etiquette, but sometimes you need to remember that you chose to sleep in the pit area of a racetrack. If there was a thrash session and they needed to check the repair, that's fair game. IMO, of course.

Ever heard of a curfew????
I bet the cows did not give milk for days…